Biography of the popular Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, screenwriter, writer and director Valery Priemykhov. Personal life and professional activities.
The future theater and film actor Valery Mikhailovich Priemykhov was born on one of the New Year's Eve days - December 26, 1943. This event took place in the city of Belogorsk, located in the Amur Region. The early childhood of little Valera fell on the war years. After the end of the war, he, like all the other children, went to school. He did not even dream of an acting career then.
Adolescence and the beginning of the creative path
After leaving school and during his student years, he worked part-time as a worker. He graduated from the Far Eastern Pedagogical Institute of Arts (theatrical faculty) in 1966. By assignment, he served in the Drama Theater. Krupskaya, located in the city of Frunze. Valery worked there for about 3 years, and then decided to move to Moscow.
In the capital, he entered the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography at the scriptwriting department. He lived in a student hostel, at the same time he worked as a fireman. Valery always studied well, he prepared diligently for classes.
Later he also worked part-time in the Ushinsky library. For this position, he was entitled to a separate housing - a small janitorial. where he moved from the student dormitory. In addition to work, during his student years he found some time to read books and tried himself as a writer.
Already being a famous actor, he worked as editor-in-chief at the Gorky Film Studio. Was on the jury of I-IV Student Film Competitions for the St. Anne Prizes.
Personal life of the actor
From 1983 to 1987 he was married to actress Olga Mashna. The second time he married Lyubov Shutova (they met on the set of the movie "Pants" in 1988.
The actor has two children:
- daughter Nina from the first actual marriage;
- son born in 1989 from a relationship with a journalist.
The actor died of a brain tumor in the early morning of August 25, 2000. At the time of his death, the actor was only 56 years old. He was buried in Moscow at the Kuntsevo cemetery.
Filmography, awards and achievements
Valery Priemykhov played many roles in films. The most successful works were roles in films:
- The wife is gone;
- Boys;
- Quiet consequence;
- Companion;
- Cold summer fifty-third;
- Migrants;
- The time has not come yet;
- Crusader.
He was awarded state awards of the USSR for his roles in films:
- Boys (1984);
- Cold summer fifty-third (1989).
According to the magazine "Soviet Screen" in 1988 he was recognized as the best actor. In 1994 he was awarded the honorary title - Honored Art Worker of Russia (for services in the field of cinema). In 1999 he was awarded the Nika Prize in the Best Screenwriting nomination for the film Who Else But Us.
